Nigeria: 26 Sailors Charged For Attempting To Steal Crude Oil; Family Seeks Govt Help

A Nigerian court has charged 26 men, including 17 indians for attempting to illegally deal in crude oil. The Nigerian authorities claim that the crude oil filled inside the ship named MT Heroic was being brought illegally. On August 9 the ship had left for Nigeria`s Equatorial Guinea with crude oil. On 17th Aug, the ship was detained by the the authorities. Tarun, who was detained on the ship, released a video and demanded the government`s help. Pranav Shinde, who is also on the ship, his mother has appealed to CM Eknath Shinde for the release of her son.